Saying Goodbye
There is a coffin in my cousin’s basement. It is a solid mahogany box, sanded and stained to a perfect honey-red. There is trim on the edge with the shape […]
Everything Has Changed
I’ve told you before that one of my all time favorite Christmas songs is A Baby Changes Everything by Faith Hill. It’s incredible. It really is. And when we were […]
Children’s Hospital, Round 2
I had to take my babe to Seattle Children’s Hospital today, and I was reminded of how incredibly blessed we are as a family. I’m a nurse. I’ve seen pain. […]
Christmas in Carols
Can you imagine what it was like that night? I can almost see the breath of the angels on high as they sang out their praises over that sleepy little […]
Christmas in Heaven
When I was a child, Christmas Eve was a magical evening. After eating a massive dinner was finished (there were seven of us, dinner was always massive, even when the money […]
The Chronicles of Narnia, an Advent Story
On Monday my family had the pleasure of going to some friends’ house for a celebration of advent. We had soup circa recipes of London, Turkish delight, and watched The […]